Reversible collar



F. TAMBORELL@ REVERSIBLE COLLAR l Filed oct. 12. 1922 l zP/Mu .5

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Be it known that l, FRANK TAMnounLLo, a citizen of the United States,and resident oMilwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State ofWisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inReversible Collars; and l do hereby declare that the followin Y is aJiuli, clear, and exact description t ereoi The invention relates toreversible collars.

lt comprises a pair ci `neck bands and a folding member having upper andlower ortionsgv the lower portion being secured Jtween the neck bandsand the upperportion being adapted to be folded over and outwardly. Thefolding member is of double thickness and the seams at which the twopieces ci material are secured together are reduced at the front and topof they collar at the point at which the fold occurs. The object'oi thisconstruction is the production of a collar of good wearing qualities,which will be readily reversible, and which, on being reversed, willconform to the neck of the wearer. The smallness of the same gives thecollar great flexibility at this point so that when it is reversed, itinmediately assumes a proper sha e, there being no suggestion of theprior eformation of the material. t.

Hitherto with collars oix this type, diculty has been experienced byreason of their tendency to sag, when in position on the neck, at thetop and iront immediately above thetie space. While on some collars theexpedient of using a sewed button cooperating` with a buttonhole, hasbeen useful in preserving the shape ci the collar at the ront thereof,yet this construction is useless in a reversible collar, as the sewedbutton would be brought into contact with the neck. 7lhis constructionhas other disadvantages. llt is the primary object of the invention toobviate the disadvantages of this con- U struction, and otherconstructions, by the provision of a collar that is snugly retained inshape at the top and front, being prevented from bulging at this point,and which is free from buttons of any kind so that no hard member isbrought in contact with the neck and the greatest comfort is assured thewearer, irrespective ora which side of the collar is placed interiorly.

dt is an important object or the invention to prvide a structure ciespecial stidness uit below et ticiding so that there willbe nowrinkling and a smooth surface is provided, thus increasing the comfortand neatness of appearance of the device.

With the above and other objects in view,l which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the novel construction,combination and arrangement of Darts, substantially as hereinafterdescribed and more particularly defined by the appended claim, -it beingunderstood that such changes in the precise embodiment of the hereindisclosed invention ma be made as come within the scope of the c aim.

In the accompanying drawing is illustrated one complete example of thephysical embodiment of the present invention constructed according tothe best mode so far devised for the practical application of theprinciples thereof, and in which:

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Figure 1 is a side elevation of the collar in unfolded position.

Figure 2 is a view of the folding member in its unstitched and unfoldedcondition.

Figure 3 is a side elevation of one of the neck bands.

Figure 4r is a front elevation of a collar in its osition as worn. Yif..

igure 5 is a section on the line 5-5'of Figure 1, and

Figure 6 is a sectional view showing the manner in.V which the strapcooperates with the ends of the collar.

The fold member is of double thickness and consists of an upper portion10 and lower portion 11. The lower portion 11 is received between a pairof neck bands 13 and 14. The neck bands are of substantially similarshape. .They terminate at substantially straight front edges A and B,from which inclined edges C and D extend upf wardly to corners E and F.These corners, when the collar is in the position shown in Figure 4, areat the upper extremity of the tie space. The ends of the collar areprovided with holes l5 for the reception of a collar button. In the rearof the collar a hole 16 is provided, as in the common conm5 e seams alsoexfie tenti sione; the enel edges olii tine folding: member anti; ereinode nsri'ow nt poni e w ond l Where the member is folded. itt will beobserved tl'iotthe oldini member in spaced slightly' from corners o enoThe dimensions of the seein nre enen es so impart e proper degree ofstrength? dnroioil ity, and neatness of eppeeronoe to the lleidingmember., `At points I and themed-.need dimension or the seine gives theleiding-g member especial exibility so @het the collar has been worn',it moy loe olrlerl ono, yet will conform et points l enel el to the neckof the wearer so that the coller will not evidence in its appearance anyof the prio-z' deformations to which it has been Subjec'eri. Thisfeature tends to enhance both the nentl ness of appearance of the eolleret ythese oints and also betters its Wearing qualities. The foldingmember terminates et the im `miidly directed seams 19 and, 20 along thelower edge of the neck bends. The folding portion and neck bands areeecnred. together by rows of stitches 2l. The seems 2Q and 23 areinwardly extended along the opper edges of the neck bands and cooperatewith the lower portion 'll of the folding imperi; stiness to the collar,whereby e construction of especial smoothness free from all wrinklesresults and the durability of the coller is increased. f

Between the two uppermost rows et' stitches 21 at each end of eachof theneck bannis an opening 24 is provided extending through the neck bandand its Seam, but not through the :folding member. When the coiler isworn, :i strop 25 is extende across the front of the tie space end hooks26, one or ontwordly disposed, no

member to einen ie seemed to eeen one?. eine/@B oro inserte into ellepois: of ontwnrclly die poemi openings 2li. Tinne the front of einecoller ie seemed et ite upper eine from spreading ond the coller iemeinteinefl eren, und pren-erre@ neet oppeerenee.,

it, 'will loe note time the shape of the enel@ of. the teorici one euchthettwo openi 41 portion o" tine noci; bondcoven'ing 'tlieee openings@When olie coller in revers/oeil, the hooks ere engnged in thereineiningg nir of openings ond onor ete in snlxstontiellf the oninemennen fis shown in Figure f5, the hooks extend only through o neck bonoond its neem eo time they ere sooceail :from the neck enel do not in anymanner interfere with the oomn fort ont the weoi'en The combination of nneck bond having en opening' adjacent the upper port of esc ends, asecond neck bend lieving en opening eiijzieent the upper port of eeen o'its ends., e folding; member secured to seid. neck bends tween seid neckbencls and preventing the holes o seid neck bends from communicating, e,strep, and o hook secured tofeeoh end of seid strap adopted to cooperateWithon outwardly disposed opening 'for securing the upper port of theends of sei neck bends together'.

ln testimony that "i elaim the foregoing I nave hereunto set my hand etMilwaukee fin the County of Milwaukee and State of isconsin.

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